Punta Gorda Fish Co.
Punta Gorda Fish Co. was a fishing company established in the late 19th century in Punta Gorda, Florida.[1] The company built a network of icehouses and fish cabins on Pine Island and the Pine Island Sound. The company's runboats delivered ice and supplies to fisherman and brought their catch to the company's dock in Punta Gorda. By 1897, the company employed 230 persons on its offshore fisheries and operated 140 boats. In 1927, the Matlacha Bridge linked Pine Island to the mainland, reducing the need for runboats. The company thereafter sold the fishing cabins which were then used as vacation cabins.[2][3][4][5] The company continued to operate until 1977.[6]
A number of the company's fish cabins and icehouses have been listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.[7] The registered structures include:
- Fish Cabin at White Rock Shoals (c. 1920-1941), west of Pine Island, Pine Island Sound, St. James City, Florida, NRHP-listed[7][8]26°32′41″N 82°7′19″W / 26.54472°N 82.12194°W
- Hendrickson Fish Cabin at Captiva Rocks (before 1930), west of Little Wood Key, Pine Island Sound, Bokeelia, Florida, NRHP-listed[7][8] 26°37′42″N 82°11′29″W / 26.62833°N 82.19139°W
- Ice House at Captiva Rocks(built before 1930), southwest of Little Wood Key, Pine Island Sound, Bokeelia, Florida, NRHP-listed[7][8]26°37′35″N 82°11′7″W / 26.62639°N 82.18528°W
- Ice House at Point Blanco (before 1930), southeast of Point Blanco Island, Pine Island Sound, Bokeelia, Florida, NRHP-listed[7][8]26°40′30″N 82°13′31″W / 26.67500°N 82.22528°W
- Larsen Fish Cabin at Captiva Rocks (c. 1920), west of Little Wood Key, Pine Island Sound, Bokeelia, Florida, NRHP-listed[7][8] 26°37′46″N 82°11′29″W / 26.62944°N 82.19139°W
- Leneer Fish Cabin at Captiva Rocks (c. 1920), west of Little Wood Key, Pine Island Sound, Bokeelia, Florida, NRHP-listed[7][8]26°37′38″N 82°11′25″W / 26.62722°N 82.19028°W
- Norton Fish Cabin at Captiva Rocks (c. 1920), west of Little Wood Key, Pine Island Sound, Bokeelia, Florida, NRHP-listed[7][8]26°37′47″N 82°11′32″W / 26.62972°N 82.19222°W
- Punta Gorda Fish Company Ice House (1924), N shore of entrance to Safety Harbor, North Captiva Island, Florida, NRHP-listed in April 20, 1989[7]26°35′56″N 82°12′49″W / 26.59889°N 82.21361°W
- Punta Gorda Fish Company Cabin, also known as McQueen or Cole or Hendry Fish Cabin, Pine Island Sound, Bokeelia, Florida, NRHP-listed in 2003[9]26°37′41″N 82°11′26″W / 26.62806°N 82.19056°W
- Whidden Fish Cabin at Captiva Rocks, west of Little Wood Key, Pine Island Sound, Bokeelia, Florida, NRHP-listed[7]26°37′35″N 82°11′24″W / 26.62639°N 82.19000°W
See also
- Punta Gorda Ice Plant, 408 Tamiami Trail, Punta Gorda, Florida, NRHP-listed
- List of historic Fish Cabins of Charlotte Harbor, Florida
References
- ^ Tulie W. Taylor and Gladys Cook (December 10. 1990). "National Register of Historic Places Multiple Property Documentation: Fish Cabins of Charlotte Harbor" (PDF).
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ Ann M. O'Phelan, Scot Shively, Blanchard House, Punta Gorda Historical Society (2009). Punta Gorda. Arcadia. p. 51. ISBN 073856799X.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Claiborne S. Young (2008). Cruising Guide to Western Florida. Pelican Publishing. p. 209. ISBN 1589805062.
- ^ Mary Kaye Stevens (2008). Pine Island. Arcadia Publishing. p. 103. ISBN 0738554480.
- ^ John D. Mills (2011). The Trophy Wife Divorce. AuthorHouse. p. 84.
- ^ Roxanne Read (2009). Port Charlotte. Arcadia. p. 26. ISBN 0738567779.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Florida's History Through Its Places, Lee County". Florida Department of State, Division of Historical Resources.
- ^ "Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties". National Park Service. January 16, 2004.